Originally Posted by
viscount
Glad to see you are progressing in your quest!
LWaB is obviously correct.
James also made motorcycles too, (if it is the same company) and it may be useful to research James.
But, on the subject of chain-wheels, here's a cautionary tale:
Last night I saw that this New Hudson - badged as such - on ebay, has a Hercules chain-wheel when you look closely.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...:X:RTQ:GB:1123
Moral?
Not sure except, be wary and sceptical.
I see that occasionally, especially on the older bikes. My Raleigh Sport actually has one crank arm (offside) that was replaced due to failure and the replacement happens to be stamped "Taiwan"
Also the fork on the bike is probably off of a Herc, it was damaged in the same crash
I am surprised that as many of the vintage bikes have survived as completely they do. In many cases I think it is because people did not use them heavily and they ended up stashed in a barn or shed, and the ones that did took very good care of them. JMHO
Aaron
